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British tabloid: Russian state newspapers foresee 'direct military conflict' with US, compares Syria conflict to Cuban missile crisis

Paul Harper
The Sun
Wed, 05 Oct 2016 09:22 UTC
Moskovsky Komsomolets
"Look everyone! The Russians believe they may need to go to war with the U.S.! This is serious!"

Comment: What's perhaps most interesting about this article is not what the Russian newspapers are quoted as saying (since they and Russian television shows have been discussing these possibilities in depth for years now) - but rather, how matter-of-factly the Sun, a UK tabloid, manages to give the Western propagandist slant in just a few short lines:


'Third World War' fears have been voiced by the newspapers over the growing tensions between the USA and Syria

A RUSSIAN newspaper fears a Third World War with the US over Syria.

Tabloid Moskovsky Komsomolets predicts a "direct military confrontation" on par with the Cuban Missile Crisis.

The US suspended contact with Russia over Syria on Monday.


Comment: But no mention of how Assad took this latest ceasefire negotiation off the table. Or Russian foreign Minister Lavrov's similar statements. It's all about what the US has decided to do.


Secretary of State John Kerry has been enraged by airstrikes on rebel-controlled areas of Aleppo.


Comment: Again, its all about how Kerry feels. Never mind Assad or Lavrov or the millions of people world-wide who stand outraged by the US strike in Deir Ezzor.


Hundreds of innocents are believed to have been killed in the attacks.


Comment: No mention of course that it is the rebels who are responsible for shelling civilians.


BBC Russia correspondent Steve Rosenberg referred to two Russian newspapers taking an aggressive tone towards the US.

Comment: Maybe if the Western media got a few of the crucial facts straight, it wouldn't sound so incredulous about Russia and Syria's views of the matter.

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Bizarro Earth

Al-Qaeda good or bad? U.S. is dead-set against fighting al-Qaeda in Syria - wants it safe and strengthened

Bernhard
Moon of Alabama
Wed, 05 Oct 2016 23:18 UTC
bin laden
Remember this guy? The U.S. is doing everything it can to keep his legacy alive and strong.
There is currently a barrage of propaganda in the "western" media in support of "rebels" in east-Aleppo. It is all about "hospitals" and "children" but the aim is to stop a Syrian army assault on the "rebel"-held quarters of the city. U.S. officials are again talking about "intervention", meaning open war, to prevent the Syrian army and its allies from storming the "rebel"-held eastern parts. It would not work but that is not the only reason why it is a strange idea.

"It is primarily al-Qaeda that holds Aleppo," said (vid) the spokesperson of the U.S. led 'Operation Inherent Resolve', Colonel Warren. That was back in April and al-Qaeda (aka Jabat al-Nusra) has since strengthened its capacities in the city. The French Syria expert Fabrice Balanche tells Le Monde (translate from French):
[Al-Qaeda's] grip on Aleppo's east has only increased since the spring of 2016, when it sent 700 reinforcement fighters while moderate brigades fighters began to leave the area before the final exit was closed. The provisional opening of a breach of the siege of Aleppo in August 2016 (Battle of Ramousseh) has further increased its prestige and influence on the rebels.
The UN Special Envoy for Syria DeMistura told (vid, 27:43) the UN Security Council:
We have seen information from other sources that tell us more than half of the fighters present in eastern Aleppo are al-Nusra. We have also seen reports alleging the intentional placement of firing positions close to social infrastructure, inside and aside civilian quarters.
So why does the U.S. want to stop the Syrian government forces in their attempt to free the parts of the city which are undoubtedly held by al-Qaeda?

Comment: There's only one conclusion: "U.S. counterterrorism goals" are to strengthen and support al-Qaeda.

See: Escalations in the war on Syria: Russia sends in S-300 missile defense system, Syrian Army advances in Aleppo

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U.S. runs out of options in Syria

Alexander Mercouris
The Duran
Wed, 05 Oct 2016 22:46 UTC
Russian S-300 missle system
Shortly before the US announcement of its decision to suspend talks with Russia on the 'cessation of hostilities' agreement reached by US Secretary State Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov on 9th September 2016, a clearly well-sourced article setting out US options was published by Reuters.

This article was clearly written on the basis of information provided by senior officials of the US government. It confirms that "staff level" discussions are underway in the US in light of the collapse of the Kerry-Lavrov agreement and the Syrian army's advances in Aleppo, though as of the date of publication of the Reuters article (29th September 2016) no suggestions of what to do had been made to Obama.

Comment: For more analysis:Escalations in the war on Syria: Russia sends in S-300 missile defense system, Syrian Army advances in Aleppo

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Cult

Two ding-a-lings don't ring a bell: Washington vs reality in the Kaine vs Pence debate


RT
Wed, 05 Oct 2016 15:36 UTC
Kaine and Pence
© Chuck Burton/AP, Mike Segar/Reuters
Russia does have a big impact on US elections, but mostly in the heads of vice presidential contenders. While Russians were fast asleep, Kaine and Pence locked horns over who would be stronger on Russia, making up some facts and even jokes on the way.

Vladimir Putin loomed large at the only 90-minute vice presidential debate this election season, seizing much of Tim Kaine's and Mike Pence's attention.

"You guys love Russia," Kaine said, interrupting Pence and setting "the Russia tone" for the evening. "You both have said Vladimir Putin is a better leader than the president."

"Donald Trump again and again has praised Vladimir Putin, and it's clear he has business dealings with Russians that are connected to Putin," Kaine said. Trump said in the first debate that he had never met Putin and has previously said that he didn't have any business dealings in Russia.

Hillary Clinton's VP pick called Putin "a dictator, not a leader," saying those who think otherwise do not know "Russian history or Vladimir Putin" like Clinton does. He also admitted that both Moscow and Washington had to work together on many issues and there are areas in which the two countries could cooperate.

The two spent roughly 20 minutes exchanging barbs over the Russian President, although Kaine made a slight detour to talk about Trump's taxes.

Comment: The leadership 'offered' by the U.S. could not live up to the statesmanship and masterful geopolitical skill of Putin and his administration - not in a thousand lifetimes.

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Bad Guys

John Kerry desires nothing other than toppling the legitimate government of Syria, says Virginia State Senator


RT
Wed, 05 Oct 2016 20:32 UTC
Destruction in Syria
© Abdalrhman Ismail / Reuters
The US government is not of a single mind. The Pentagon is more pro-Russian, and the Department of State tends to be more favorable to the terrorists and has no goal other than toppling the Assad government, says Virginia State Senator Richard H. Black.

The US claims the Russian military campaign in Syria has achieved next to nothing. Moreover, US Secretary of State John Kerry said Russia and Syria have rejected diplomacy when it comes to solving the Syrian crisis.

However, a few days ago The New York Times published recordings proving Kerry's interest in toppling the Assad government.

RT: Are you surprised by John Kerry's claims that it's Russia and Syria who rejected diplomacy, even though there these leaked recordings suggest he backs greater American military force in Syria?

Richard Black: I think there is a very little indication here that John Kerry desires anything other than toppling the legitimate government of Syria. If you look at it going all the way back to when ISIS took control of Mosul with a vast store of American weapons, the US did not intervene to interdict those weapons at all and they all floated into Syria. The US permitted ISIS to run 2,000 oil tankers in and out of Turkey. It wasn't until Russia came in that they were knocked out. The American-led coalition permitted a vast army to travel across the desert to seize Palmyra. I believe that it was their intention that if they should succeed perhaps they can go from Palmira to Damascus.

Comment: See also: Washington's suspension of talks with Russia represents renewed desire to topple Assad, says former Pentagon official

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Boat

Israeli navy stops and boards 'Women's boat' en route to Gaza


PressTV
Wed, 05 Oct 2016 20:48 UTC
Zaytouna (olive) solidarity boat bound for the Gaza Strip
The undated photo shows Zaytouna (olive) solidarity boat bound for the Gaza Strip.
Israeli navy forces have stopped a boat transporting female international activists on the way to the besieged Gaza Strip.

The Israeli forces took control of Zaytouna (olive) solidarity boat before arriving in Gaza, Al-Aqsa satellite television quoted Israeli media as saying.

Zaher Birawi, the head of the International Committee to Break the Siege on Gaza, earlier said the American campaign of solidarity with Gaza had urged the US embassy in Tel Aviv to exert pressure on Israel to stop any attack on the vessel.

The embassy, however, said they had information that the Israeli forces would intercept the ship and force the activists to head to Ashdod port if they refused, Birawi added.


Comment: Israeli Navy issues orders to intercept all-women flotilla bound for Gaza

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Wall Street

Deutsche Bank crises: Europe's ticking time bomb

James Corbett
Corbett Report
Wed, 05 Oct 2016 17:52 UTC
geiselnahme, berlin, deutsche bank
© DPA
You have no doubt heard by now about the precarious situation that Deutsche Bank finds itself in, including the impending US government fine for selling faulty mortgage-backed securities in the run up to the financial crisis. The lamestream media is busy running stories about German bailout rumors, and bank's uncanny ability to not quite die...yet. But in case anyone is tempted to draw comparisons with the 2008 financial crisis, rest assured that the failure of Deutsche Bank would be no "Lehman Bros. moment." It would be incomparably worse.

Deutsche Bank is not just one of the largest banking and financial services companies in the world (although it is that). It is also one of the most inter-connected banks in the world. As the IMF helpfully pointed out earlier this year:
"Deutsche Bank is also a major source of systemic risk in the global financial system. The net contribution to global systemic risk is captured by the difference between the outward spillover to the system from the bank and the inward spillover to the bank from the system based on forecast error variance decomposition. Deutsche Bank appears to the most important net contributor to systemic risks in the global banking system, followed by HSBC and Credit Suisse. Moreover, Deutsche Bank appears to be a key source of outward spillovers to all other G-SIBs as measured by bilateral linkages."
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Megaphone

Marine Le Pen to EU: 'You've done everything to bring down the government of Syria'


RT
Wed, 05 Oct 2016 19:45 UTC
Destroyed Syrian buildings
© Abd Doumany / AFP
Marine Le Pen, leader of France's National Front party, has accused the European Union of being responsible for the ongoing chaos in Syria. She added the EU has been too busy trying to overthrow Assad while Russia was actually fighting terrorists.

"You've done everything to bring down the government of Syria, throwing the country into a terrible civil war, while accusing Russia which is actually fighting Islamic State [IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL]," the right wing party leader and France's presidential candidate said, speaking at the European Parliament plenary session in Strasbourg on Wednesday.

"You cannot hide your responsibility [...] for plunging this part of the world into an absolutely monstrous chaos," Le Pen added, noting that policies advocated by both the United States and the European Union had contributed to the state Syria is currently in, as well as neighboring Iraq.

The prominent eurosceptic politician also slammed the bloc's approach toward immigration as "irresponsible," stating that the current migrant policies only increase the number of economic migrants.

Comment: Are people listening? See also: Europe's refugee crisis is a means to furthering the elite's fascist agenda

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Vice-presidential debate: A caricature matching the absurdity of US elections


RT
Wed, 05 Oct 2016 19:27 UTC
Vice presidential debate
© Kevin Lamarque / ReutersDemocratic U.S. vice presidential nominee Senator Tim Kaine shakes hands with Republican U.S. vice presidential nominee Governor Mike Pence
An honest politician can seem like an oxymoron, but two vice-presidential contenders vying to promote their candidacy required some stretching of the truth at least a few times. Here's a look at whose version of their candidate is the closest to reality.

The vice-presidential debates may not command the attention of an audience the way that presidential debates do, but that didn't stop the Democratic nominee Virginia Senator Tim Kaine and Republican nominee Indiana Governor Mike Pence from mudslinging like their lives depended on it. While the Wednesday debate in Virginia covered many different topics, three involved curious omissions of truth in particular: social security, the Iran deal and immigration.

Immigration

Kaine's view of a Trump presidency involves Children of Men-like mass deportations and said Trump and Pence, "want to go house to house, school to school, business to business and kick out 16 million people."

Meanwhile, Pence presented a borderless and lawless nation under a Hillary Clinton presidency.

Whose caricature of the other's campaign was the closest to the truth? Donald Trump has repeatedly made promises to expel illegal immigrants with a priority on criminals. But what exactly defines a criminal or how to find undocumented criminal has been vague at best.

Comment: There's no deep nor complex analysis that is needed for complete and utter garbage, which is what the US elections, debates, and it's entire political systems amounts to.

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Laptop

Snowden 2.0? FBI 'secretly arrests' NSA contractor for stealing malware


RT
Wed, 05 Oct 2016 18:01 UTC
NSA logo
© Reuters
The FBI "secretly arrested" a National Security Agency contractor on suspicion of stealing and revealing malware the NSA used to hack foreign governments, The New York Times reported, citing federal intelligence and law enforcement officials.

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden confirmed the existence of the malware, which was leaked in August. Portions of the classified computer codes used by the NSA were posted online, with hacking group "ShadowBrokers" offering the full program up for sale. US officials have blamed the hack on Russia.

The contractor's name is Hal Martin, and he is a Navy veteran, said the Baltimore Sun reporter Ian Duncan, citing the man's attorney. Martin worked for Booz Allan Hamilton, the same company that used to employ Snowden, before he blew the lid on NSA operations in 2013.

Citing unnamed government officials, The New York Times reported the contractor was arrested "in recent weeks." According to Duncan, Martin was arrested in late August and has already appeared before a judge.

Comment: See also:

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